New Zealand man, Alan Culverwell, was killed during an attack by 3 Panamanians against a pleasure boat off Panama. 2 of the 4 family members were also injured. Three suspects arrested.

EUNAVFOR Spanish Flagship, ESPS Navarra, transfers 5 suspected pirates to Seychelles for trial following interdiction following attacks on 2 fishing vessels in the Somali Basin

Following an attack against two fishing vessels by suspected pirates 280nm off the coast of Somalia, SE of Mogadishu, EUNAVFOR deploys naval assets to intercept hijacked Yemeni dhow used mothership.

ReCAAP ISC 1st Quarter 2019 report states 52 percent decrease in incidents during Jan-Mar 2019. Threat of kidnap looms; Scrap metal theft continues

Spanish patrol boat investigated erratic manoeuvres of a Nigeria-flagged merchant vessel, discovered pirates had hijacked the ship four days earlier, crew rescued

The hndover ceremony for the EUNAVFOR Op ATALANTA, counter piracy mission, to place at the Rota Naval Base, Cadiz, Spain

The European Union Flag was lowered at the Northwood Operation HQ after 10 years of operating the counterpiracy mission, Op ATALANTA.

Five crew members of underway OSV kidnapped off southeast Nigerian coast; 1 Nigerian Navy security crew killed during exchange of gunfire with armed pirates before they escaped.